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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Martha McHardy

Helicopter pilot ‘did not hear radio call’ before Gold Coast crash that killed British couple

AP

A helicopter pilot did not hear a radio call from another chopper before a mid-air crash that killed a British couple and two others, an investigation has found.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s (ATSB) preliminary report into the crash between two sightseeing helicopters on the Gold Coast in January said the pilots may not have been able to see each other, but detailed how passengers desperately tried to raise the alarm.

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